diff --git a/docs/release-notes/version-3.1.md b/docs/release-notes/version-3.1.md
index 2b8744032..2f8f9fa35 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/version-3.1.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/version-3.1.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 ### Bug Fixes
 
 * [#7246](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/7246) - Don't attempt to URL-decode NAPALM response payloads
+* [#7290](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/7290) - Defer loading API-backed form fields
 * [#7887](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/7887) - Forward `HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR` to custom scripts
 * [#7962](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/7962) - Fix user menu under report/script result view
 * [#7972](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/7972) - Standardize name of `RemoteUserBackend` logger
diff --git a/netbox/circuits/forms/filtersets.py b/netbox/circuits/forms/filtersets.py
index 0822ff206..a668f9b16 100644
--- a/netbox/circuits/forms/filtersets.py
+++ b/netbox/circuits/forms/filtersets.py
@@ -26,14 +26,12 @@ class ProviderFilterForm(CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     region_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Region.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Region'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Region')
     )
     site_group_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=SiteGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Site group'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site group')
     )
     site_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Site.objects.all(),
@@ -42,8 +40,7 @@ class ProviderFilterForm(CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
             'region_id': '$region_id',
             'site_group_id': '$site_group_id',
         },
-        label=_('Site'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site')
     )
     asn = forms.IntegerField(
         required=False,
@@ -61,8 +58,7 @@ class ProviderNetworkFilterForm(CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     provider_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Provider.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Provider'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Provider')
     )
     tag = TagFilterField(model)
 
@@ -84,14 +80,12 @@ class CircuitFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     type_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=CircuitType.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Type'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Type')
     )
     provider_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Provider.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Provider'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Provider')
     )
     provider_network_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=ProviderNetwork.objects.all(),
@@ -99,8 +93,7 @@ class CircuitFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
         query_params={
             'provider_id': '$provider_id'
         },
-        label=_('Provider network'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Provider network')
     )
     status = forms.MultipleChoiceField(
         choices=CircuitStatusChoices,
@@ -110,14 +103,12 @@ class CircuitFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     region_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Region.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Region'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Region')
     )
     site_group_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=SiteGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Site group'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site group')
     )
     site_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Site.objects.all(),
@@ -126,8 +117,7 @@ class CircuitFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
             'region_id': '$region_id',
             'site_group_id': '$site_group_id',
         },
-        label=_('Site'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site')
     )
     commit_rate = forms.IntegerField(
         required=False,
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/forms/filtersets.py b/netbox/dcim/forms/filtersets.py
index a1d996b2c..002f12916 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/forms/filtersets.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/forms/filtersets.py
@@ -57,14 +57,12 @@ class DeviceComponentFilterForm(CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     region_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Region.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Region'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Region')
     )
     site_group_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=SiteGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Site group'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site group')
     )
     site_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Site.objects.all(),
@@ -73,8 +71,7 @@ class DeviceComponentFilterForm(CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
             'region_id': '$region_id',
             'group_id': '$site_group_id',
         },
-        label=_('Site'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site')
     )
     location_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Location.objects.all(),
@@ -82,14 +79,12 @@ class DeviceComponentFilterForm(CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
         query_params={
             'site_id': '$site_id',
         },
-        label=_('Location'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Location')
     )
     virtual_chassis_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=VirtualChassis.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Virtual Chassis'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Virtual Chassis')
     )
     device_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Device.objects.all(),
@@ -99,8 +94,7 @@ class DeviceComponentFilterForm(CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
             'location_id': '$location_id',
             'virtual_chassis_id': '$virtual_chassis_id'
         },
-        label=_('Device'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Device')
     )
 
 
@@ -109,8 +103,7 @@ class RegionFilterForm(CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     parent_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Region.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Parent region'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Parent region')
     )
     tag = TagFilterField(model)
 
@@ -120,8 +113,7 @@ class SiteGroupFilterForm(CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     parent_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=SiteGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Parent group'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Parent group')
     )
     tag = TagFilterField(model)
 
@@ -142,20 +134,17 @@ class SiteFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     region_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Region.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Region'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Region')
     )
     group_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=SiteGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Site group'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site group')
     )
     asn_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=ASN.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('ASNs'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('ASNs')
     )
     tag = TagFilterField(model)
 
@@ -170,14 +159,12 @@ class LocationFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     region_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Region.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Region'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Region')
     )
     site_group_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=SiteGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Site group'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site group')
     )
     site_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Site.objects.all(),
@@ -186,8 +173,7 @@ class LocationFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
             'region_id': '$region_id',
             'group_id': '$site_group_id',
         },
-        label=_('Site'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site')
     )
     parent_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Location.objects.all(),
@@ -196,8 +182,7 @@ class LocationFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
             'region_id': '$region_id',
             'site_id': '$site_id',
         },
-        label=_('Parent'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Parent')
     )
     tag = TagFilterField(model)
 
@@ -219,8 +204,7 @@ class RackFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     region_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Region.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Region'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Region')
     )
     site_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Site.objects.all(),
@@ -228,8 +212,7 @@ class RackFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
         query_params={
             'region_id': '$region_id'
         },
-        label=_('Site'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site')
     )
     location_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Location.objects.all(),
@@ -238,8 +221,7 @@ class RackFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
         query_params={
             'site_id': '$site_id'
         },
-        label=_('Location'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Location')
     )
     status = forms.MultipleChoiceField(
         choices=RackStatusChoices,
@@ -260,8 +242,7 @@ class RackFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
         queryset=RackRole.objects.all(),
         required=False,
         null_option='None',
-        label=_('Role'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Role')
     )
     serial = forms.CharField(
         required=False
@@ -280,8 +261,7 @@ class RackElevationFilterForm(RackFilterForm):
         query_params={
             'site_id': '$site_id',
             'location_id': '$location_id',
-        },
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        }
     )
 
 
@@ -296,8 +276,7 @@ class RackReservationFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     region_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Region.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Region'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Region')
     )
     site_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Site.objects.all(),
@@ -305,15 +284,13 @@ class RackReservationFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
         query_params={
             'region_id': '$region_id'
         },
-        label=_('Site'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site')
     )
     location_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Location.objects.prefetch_related('site'),
         required=False,
         label=_('Location'),
-        null_option='None',
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        null_option='None'
     )
     user_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=User.objects.all(),
@@ -321,8 +298,7 @@ class RackReservationFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
         label=_('User'),
         widget=APISelectMultiple(
             api_url='/api/users/users/',
-        ),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        )
     )
     tag = TagFilterField(model)
 
@@ -342,8 +318,7 @@ class DeviceTypeFilterForm(CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     manufacturer_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Manufacturer.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Manufacturer'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Manufacturer')
     )
     subdevice_role = forms.MultipleChoiceField(
         choices=add_blank_choice(SubdeviceRoleChoices),
@@ -410,8 +385,7 @@ class PlatformFilterForm(CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     manufacturer_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Manufacturer.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Manufacturer'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Manufacturer')
     )
     tag = TagFilterField(model)
 
@@ -432,14 +406,12 @@ class DeviceFilterForm(LocalConfigContextFilterForm, TenancyFilterForm, CustomFi
     region_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Region.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Region'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Region')
     )
     site_group_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=SiteGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Site group'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site group')
     )
     site_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Site.objects.all(),
@@ -448,8 +420,7 @@ class DeviceFilterForm(LocalConfigContextFilterForm, TenancyFilterForm, CustomFi
             'region_id': '$region_id',
             'group_id': '$site_group_id',
         },
-        label=_('Site'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site')
     )
     location_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Location.objects.all(),
@@ -458,8 +429,7 @@ class DeviceFilterForm(LocalConfigContextFilterForm, TenancyFilterForm, CustomFi
         query_params={
             'site_id': '$site_id'
         },
-        label=_('Location'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Location')
     )
     rack_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Rack.objects.all(),
@@ -469,20 +439,17 @@ class DeviceFilterForm(LocalConfigContextFilterForm, TenancyFilterForm, CustomFi
             'site_id': '$site_id',
             'location_id': '$location_id',
         },
-        label=_('Rack'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Rack')
     )
     role_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=DeviceRole.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Role'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Role')
     )
     manufacturer_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Manufacturer.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Manufacturer'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Manufacturer')
     )
     device_type_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=DeviceType.objects.all(),
@@ -490,15 +457,13 @@ class DeviceFilterForm(LocalConfigContextFilterForm, TenancyFilterForm, CustomFi
         query_params={
             'manufacturer_id': '$manufacturer_id'
         },
-        label=_('Model'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Model')
     )
     platform_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Platform.objects.all(),
         required=False,
         null_option='None',
-        label=_('Platform'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Platform')
     )
     status = forms.MultipleChoiceField(
         choices=DeviceStatusChoices,
@@ -589,14 +554,12 @@ class VirtualChassisFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     region_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Region.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Region'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Region')
     )
     site_group_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=SiteGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Site group'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site group')
     )
     site_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Site.objects.all(),
@@ -605,8 +568,7 @@ class VirtualChassisFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
             'region_id': '$region_id',
             'group_id': '$site_group_id',
         },
-        label=_('Site'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site')
     )
     tag = TagFilterField(model)
 
@@ -622,8 +584,7 @@ class CableFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     region_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Region.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Region'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Region')
     )
     site_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Site.objects.all(),
@@ -631,8 +592,7 @@ class CableFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
         query_params={
             'region_id': '$region_id'
         },
-        label=_('Site'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site')
     )
     rack_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Rack.objects.all(),
@@ -641,8 +601,7 @@ class CableFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
         null_option='None',
         query_params={
             'site_id': '$site_id'
-        },
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        }
     )
     type = forms.MultipleChoiceField(
         choices=add_blank_choice(CableTypeChoices),
@@ -665,8 +624,7 @@ class CableFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
             'tenant_id': '$tenant_id',
             'rack_id': '$rack_id',
         },
-        label=_('Device'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Device')
     )
     tag = TagFilterField(model)
 
@@ -680,14 +638,12 @@ class PowerPanelFilterForm(CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     region_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Region.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Region'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Region')
     )
     site_group_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=SiteGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Site group'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site group')
     )
     site_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Site.objects.all(),
@@ -696,8 +652,7 @@ class PowerPanelFilterForm(CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
             'region_id': '$region_id',
             'group_id': '$site_group_id',
         },
-        label=_('Site'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site')
     )
     location_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Location.objects.all(),
@@ -706,8 +661,7 @@ class PowerPanelFilterForm(CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
         query_params={
             'site_id': '$site_id'
         },
-        label=_('Location'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Location')
     )
     tag = TagFilterField(model)
 
@@ -723,14 +677,12 @@ class PowerFeedFilterForm(CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     region_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Region.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Region'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Region')
     )
     site_group_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=SiteGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Site group'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site group')
     )
     site_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Site.objects.all(),
@@ -738,8 +690,7 @@ class PowerFeedFilterForm(CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
         query_params={
             'region_id': '$region_id'
         },
-        label=_('Site'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site')
     )
     power_panel_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=PowerPanel.objects.all(),
@@ -748,8 +699,7 @@ class PowerFeedFilterForm(CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
         query_params={
             'site_id': '$site_id'
         },
-        label=_('Power panel'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Power panel')
     )
     rack_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Rack.objects.all(),
@@ -758,8 +708,7 @@ class PowerFeedFilterForm(CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
         query_params={
             'site_id': '$site_id'
         },
-        label=_('Rack'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Rack')
     )
     status = forms.MultipleChoiceField(
         choices=PowerFeedStatusChoices,
@@ -990,8 +939,7 @@ class InventoryItemFilterForm(DeviceComponentFilterForm):
     manufacturer_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Manufacturer.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Manufacturer'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Manufacturer')
     )
     serial = forms.CharField(
         required=False
@@ -1016,8 +964,7 @@ class ConsoleConnectionFilterForm(FilterForm):
     region_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Region.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Region'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Region')
     )
     site_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Site.objects.all(),
@@ -1025,8 +972,7 @@ class ConsoleConnectionFilterForm(FilterForm):
         query_params={
             'region_id': '$region_id'
         },
-        label=_('Site'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site')
     )
     device_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Device.objects.all(),
@@ -1034,8 +980,7 @@ class ConsoleConnectionFilterForm(FilterForm):
         query_params={
             'site_id': '$site_id'
         },
-        label=_('Device'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Device')
     )
 
 
@@ -1043,8 +988,7 @@ class PowerConnectionFilterForm(FilterForm):
     region_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Region.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Region'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Region')
     )
     site_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Site.objects.all(),
@@ -1052,8 +996,7 @@ class PowerConnectionFilterForm(FilterForm):
         query_params={
             'region_id': '$region_id'
         },
-        label=_('Site'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site')
     )
     device_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Device.objects.all(),
@@ -1061,8 +1004,7 @@ class PowerConnectionFilterForm(FilterForm):
         query_params={
             'site_id': '$site_id'
         },
-        label=_('Device'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Device')
     )
 
 
@@ -1070,8 +1012,7 @@ class InterfaceConnectionFilterForm(FilterForm):
     region_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Region.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Region'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Region')
     )
     site_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Site.objects.all(),
@@ -1079,8 +1020,7 @@ class InterfaceConnectionFilterForm(FilterForm):
         query_params={
             'region_id': '$region_id'
         },
-        label=_('Site'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site')
     )
     device_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Device.objects.all(),
@@ -1088,6 +1028,5 @@ class InterfaceConnectionFilterForm(FilterForm):
         query_params={
             'site_id': '$site_id'
         },
-        label=_('Device'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Device')
     )
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/forms/models.py b/netbox/dcim/forms/models.py
index db2f58a63..ca9aa6d3a 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/forms/models.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/forms/models.py
@@ -301,16 +301,14 @@ class RackReservationForm(TenancyForm, CustomFieldModelForm):
         required=False,
         initial_params={
             'sites': '$site'
-        },
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        }
     )
     site_group = DynamicModelChoiceField(
         queryset=SiteGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
         initial_params={
             'sites': '$site'
-        },
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        }
     )
     site = DynamicModelChoiceField(
         queryset=Site.objects.all(),
@@ -318,24 +316,21 @@ class RackReservationForm(TenancyForm, CustomFieldModelForm):
         query_params={
             'region_id': '$region',
             'group_id': '$site_group',
-        },
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        }
     )
     location = DynamicModelChoiceField(
         queryset=Location.objects.all(),
         required=False,
         query_params={
             'site_id': '$site'
-        },
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        }
     )
     rack = DynamicModelChoiceField(
         queryset=Rack.objects.all(),
         query_params={
             'site_id': '$site',
             'location_id': '$location',
-        },
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        }
     )
     units = NumericArrayField(
         base_field=forms.IntegerField(),
@@ -349,8 +344,7 @@ class RackReservationForm(TenancyForm, CustomFieldModelForm):
     )
     tags = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Tag.objects.all(),
-        required=False,
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        required=False
     )
 
     class Meta:
diff --git a/netbox/extras/forms/filtersets.py b/netbox/extras/forms/filtersets.py
index 07375a203..03cd170b8 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/forms/filtersets.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/forms/filtersets.py
@@ -164,69 +164,58 @@ class ConfigContextFilterForm(FilterForm):
     region_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Region.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Regions'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Regions')
     )
     site_group_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=SiteGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Site groups'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site groups')
     )
     site_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Site.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Sites'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Sites')
     )
     device_type_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=DeviceType.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Device types'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Device types')
     )
     role_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=DeviceRole.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Roles'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Roles')
     )
     platform_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Platform.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Platforms'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Platforms')
     )
     cluster_group_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=ClusterGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Cluster groups'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Cluster groups')
     )
     cluster_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Cluster.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Clusters'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Clusters')
     )
     tenant_group_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=TenantGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Tenant groups'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Tenant groups')
     )
     tenant_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Tenant.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Tenant'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Tenant')
     )
     tag = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Tag.objects.all(),
         to_field_name='slug',
         required=False,
-        label=_('Tags'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Tags')
     )
 
 
@@ -263,8 +252,7 @@ class JournalEntryFilterForm(FilterForm):
         label=_('User'),
         widget=APISelectMultiple(
             api_url='/api/users/users/',
-        ),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        )
     )
     assigned_object_type_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=ContentType.objects.all(),
@@ -272,8 +260,7 @@ class JournalEntryFilterForm(FilterForm):
         label=_('Object Type'),
         widget=APISelectMultiple(
             api_url='/api/extras/content-types/',
-        ),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        )
     )
     kind = forms.ChoiceField(
         choices=add_blank_choice(JournalEntryKindChoices),
@@ -310,8 +297,7 @@ class ObjectChangeFilterForm(FilterForm):
         label=_('User'),
         widget=APISelectMultiple(
             api_url='/api/users/users/',
-        ),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        )
     )
     changed_object_type_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=ContentType.objects.all(),
@@ -319,6 +305,5 @@ class ObjectChangeFilterForm(FilterForm):
         label=_('Object Type'),
         widget=APISelectMultiple(
             api_url='/api/extras/content-types/',
-        ),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        )
     )
diff --git a/netbox/ipam/forms/filtersets.py b/netbox/ipam/forms/filtersets.py
index b21dbd6cd..d0f4c23c9 100644
--- a/netbox/ipam/forms/filtersets.py
+++ b/netbox/ipam/forms/filtersets.py
@@ -48,14 +48,12 @@ class VRFFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     import_target_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=RouteTarget.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Import targets'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Import targets')
     )
     export_target_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=RouteTarget.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Export targets'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Export targets')
     )
     tag = TagFilterField(model)
 
@@ -70,14 +68,12 @@ class RouteTargetFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     importing_vrf_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=VRF.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Imported by VRF'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Imported by VRF')
     )
     exporting_vrf_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=VRF.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Exported by VRF'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Exported by VRF')
     )
     tag = TagFilterField(model)
 
@@ -110,8 +106,7 @@ class AggregateFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     rir_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=RIR.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('RIR'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('RIR')
     )
     tag = TagFilterField(model)
 
@@ -127,14 +122,12 @@ class ASNFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     rir_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=RIR.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('RIR'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('RIR')
     )
     site_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Site.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Site'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site')
     )
 
 
@@ -180,14 +173,12 @@ class PrefixFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
         queryset=VRF.objects.all(),
         required=False,
         label=_('Assigned VRF'),
-        null_option='Global',
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        null_option='Global'
     )
     present_in_vrf_id = DynamicModelChoiceField(
         queryset=VRF.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Present in VRF'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Present in VRF')
     )
     status = forms.MultipleChoiceField(
         choices=PrefixStatusChoices,
@@ -197,14 +188,12 @@ class PrefixFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     region_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Region.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Region'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Region')
     )
     site_group_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=SiteGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Site group'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site group')
     )
     site_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Site.objects.all(),
@@ -213,15 +202,13 @@ class PrefixFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
         query_params={
             'region_id': '$region_id'
         },
-        label=_('Site'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site')
     )
     role_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Role.objects.all(),
         required=False,
         null_option='None',
-        label=_('Role'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Role')
     )
     is_pool = forms.NullBooleanField(
         required=False,
@@ -257,8 +244,7 @@ class IPRangeFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
         queryset=VRF.objects.all(),
         required=False,
         label=_('Assigned VRF'),
-        null_option='Global',
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        null_option='Global'
     )
     status = forms.MultipleChoiceField(
         choices=PrefixStatusChoices,
@@ -269,8 +255,7 @@ class IPRangeFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
         queryset=Role.objects.all(),
         required=False,
         null_option='None',
-        label=_('Role'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Role')
     )
     tag = TagFilterField(model)
 
@@ -308,14 +293,12 @@ class IPAddressFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
         queryset=VRF.objects.all(),
         required=False,
         label=_('Assigned VRF'),
-        null_option='Global',
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        null_option='Global'
     )
     present_in_vrf_id = DynamicModelChoiceField(
         queryset=VRF.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Present in VRF'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Present in VRF')
     )
     status = forms.MultipleChoiceField(
         choices=IPAddressStatusChoices,
@@ -376,32 +359,27 @@ class VLANGroupFilterForm(CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     region = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Region.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Region'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Region')
     )
     sitegroup = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=SiteGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Site group'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site group')
     )
     site = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Site.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Site'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site')
     )
     location = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Location.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Location'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Location')
     )
     rack = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Rack.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Rack'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Rack')
     )
     tag = TagFilterField(model)
 
@@ -417,14 +395,12 @@ class VLANFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     region_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Region.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Region'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Region')
     )
     site_group_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=SiteGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Site group'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site group')
     )
     site_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Site.objects.all(),
@@ -433,8 +409,7 @@ class VLANFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
         query_params={
             'region': '$region'
         },
-        label=_('Site'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site')
     )
     group_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=VLANGroup.objects.all(),
@@ -443,8 +418,7 @@ class VLANFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
         query_params={
             'region': '$region'
         },
-        label=_('VLAN group'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('VLAN group')
     )
     status = forms.MultipleChoiceField(
         choices=VLANStatusChoices,
@@ -455,8 +429,7 @@ class VLANFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
         queryset=Role.objects.all(),
         required=False,
         null_option='None',
-        label=_('Role'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Role')
     )
     vid = forms.IntegerField(
         required=False,
diff --git a/netbox/project-static/dist/netbox.js b/netbox/project-static/dist/netbox.js
index a833c685e..33b94b478 100644
Binary files a/netbox/project-static/dist/netbox.js and b/netbox/project-static/dist/netbox.js differ
diff --git a/netbox/project-static/src/select/api/apiSelect.ts b/netbox/project-static/src/select/api/apiSelect.ts
index 032fc83fa..f24c3fa5b 100644
--- a/netbox/project-static/src/select/api/apiSelect.ts
+++ b/netbox/project-static/src/select/api/apiSelect.ts
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ export class APISelect {
     } else if (collapse !== null) {
       this.trigger = 'collapse';
     } else {
-      this.trigger = 'load';
+      this.trigger = 'open';
     }
 
     switch (this.trigger) {
diff --git a/netbox/tenancy/forms/filtersets.py b/netbox/tenancy/forms/filtersets.py
index b08a33fa6..7849e2171 100644
--- a/netbox/tenancy/forms/filtersets.py
+++ b/netbox/tenancy/forms/filtersets.py
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ class TenantGroupFilterForm(CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     parent_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=TenantGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Parent group'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Parent group')
     )
     tag = TagFilterField(model)
 
@@ -38,8 +37,7 @@ class TenantFilterForm(CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
         queryset=TenantGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
         null_option='None',
-        label=_('Group'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Group')
     )
     tag = TagFilterField(model)
 
@@ -53,8 +51,7 @@ class ContactGroupFilterForm(CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     parent_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=ContactGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Parent group'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Parent group')
     )
     tag = TagFilterField(model)
 
@@ -74,7 +71,6 @@ class ContactFilterForm(CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
         queryset=ContactGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
         null_option='None',
-        label=_('Group'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Group')
     )
     tag = TagFilterField(model)
diff --git a/netbox/tenancy/forms/forms.py b/netbox/tenancy/forms/forms.py
index cad63c1a6..9a3d00e05 100644
--- a/netbox/tenancy/forms/forms.py
+++ b/netbox/tenancy/forms/forms.py
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ class TenancyFilterForm(forms.Form):
         queryset=TenantGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
         null_option='None',
-        label=_('Tenant group'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Tenant group')
     )
     tenant_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Tenant.objects.all(),
@@ -43,6 +42,5 @@ class TenancyFilterForm(forms.Form):
         query_params={
             'group_id': '$tenant_group_id'
         },
-        label=_('Tenant'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Tenant')
     )
diff --git a/netbox/utilities/forms/fields.py b/netbox/utilities/forms/fields.py
index 007215b6e..897dbc174 100644
--- a/netbox/utilities/forms/fields.py
+++ b/netbox/utilities/forms/fields.py
@@ -399,8 +399,8 @@ class DynamicModelChoiceMixin:
     filter = django_filters.ModelChoiceFilter
     widget = widgets.APISelect
 
-    def __init__(self, query_params=None, initial_params=None, null_option=None, disabled_indicator=None, fetch_trigger=None,
-                 empty_label=None, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, query_params=None, initial_params=None, null_option=None, disabled_indicator=None,
+                 fetch_trigger=None, empty_label=None, *args, **kwargs):
         self.query_params = query_params or {}
         self.initial_params = initial_params or {}
         self.null_option = null_option
diff --git a/netbox/virtualization/forms/filtersets.py b/netbox/virtualization/forms/filtersets.py
index 2980e97de..9ca8eba6e 100644
--- a/netbox/virtualization/forms/filtersets.py
+++ b/netbox/virtualization/forms/filtersets.py
@@ -40,20 +40,17 @@ class ClusterFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     type_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=ClusterType.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Type'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Type')
     )
     region_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Region.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Region'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Region')
     )
     site_group_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=SiteGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Site group'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site group')
     )
     site_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Site.objects.all(),
@@ -63,15 +60,13 @@ class ClusterFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
             'region_id': '$region_id',
             'site_group_id': '$site_group_id',
         },
-        label=_('Site'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site')
     )
     group_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=ClusterGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
         null_option='None',
-        label=_('Group'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Group')
     )
     tag = TagFilterField(model)
 
@@ -89,33 +84,28 @@ class VirtualMachineFilterForm(LocalConfigContextFilterForm, TenancyFilterForm,
         queryset=ClusterGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
         null_option='None',
-        label=_('Cluster group'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Cluster group')
     )
     cluster_type_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=ClusterType.objects.all(),
         required=False,
         null_option='None',
-        label=_('Cluster type'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Cluster type')
     )
     cluster_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Cluster.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Cluster'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Cluster')
     )
     region_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Region.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Region'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Region')
     )
     site_group_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=SiteGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Site group'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site group')
     )
     site_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Site.objects.all(),
@@ -125,8 +115,7 @@ class VirtualMachineFilterForm(LocalConfigContextFilterForm, TenancyFilterForm,
             'region_id': '$region_id',
             'group_id': '$site_group_id',
         },
-        label=_('Site'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Site')
     )
     role_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=DeviceRole.objects.all(),
@@ -135,8 +124,7 @@ class VirtualMachineFilterForm(LocalConfigContextFilterForm, TenancyFilterForm,
         query_params={
             'vm_role': "True"
         },
-        label=_('Role'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Role')
     )
     status = forms.MultipleChoiceField(
         choices=VirtualMachineStatusChoices,
@@ -147,8 +135,7 @@ class VirtualMachineFilterForm(LocalConfigContextFilterForm, TenancyFilterForm,
         queryset=Platform.objects.all(),
         required=False,
         null_option='None',
-        label=_('Platform'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Platform')
     )
     mac_address = forms.CharField(
         required=False,
@@ -174,8 +161,7 @@ class VMInterfaceFilterForm(CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     cluster_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Cluster.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Cluster'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Cluster')
     )
     virtual_machine_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=VirtualMachine.objects.all(),
@@ -183,8 +169,7 @@ class VMInterfaceFilterForm(CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
         query_params={
             'cluster_id': '$cluster_id'
         },
-        label=_('Virtual machine'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Virtual machine')
     )
     enabled = forms.NullBooleanField(
         required=False,
diff --git a/netbox/wireless/forms/filtersets.py b/netbox/wireless/forms/filtersets.py
index b94332bd7..82df93e6c 100644
--- a/netbox/wireless/forms/filtersets.py
+++ b/netbox/wireless/forms/filtersets.py
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ class WirelessLANGroupFilterForm(CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
     parent_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=WirelessLANGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
-        label=_('Parent group'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Parent group')
     )
     tag = TagFilterField(model)
 
@@ -39,8 +38,7 @@ class WirelessLANFilterForm(CustomFieldModelFilterForm):
         queryset=WirelessLANGroup.objects.all(),
         required=False,
         null_option='None',
-        label=_('Group'),
-        fetch_trigger='open'
+        label=_('Group')
     )
     auth_type = forms.ChoiceField(
         required=False,